This is a list of the 13 episodes of series one of '' Frontline'', which first aired in 1994. In series 1, ''Frontline'' chronicles the behind-the-scenes workings of a struggling current affairs show competing with dominant players for audience share. The series is shot in

mockumentary A mockumentary (a portmanteau of ''mock'' and ''documentary'') is a type of film or television show depicting fictional events, but presented as a Documentary film, documentary. Mockumentaries are often used to analyze or comment on current event ...

style. All of the show's episodes were written, produced and directed by

Rob Sitch Robert Ian Sitch (born 17 March 1962) is an Australian filmmaker, actor and comedian. He directed and co-wrote the comedy films '' The Castle'' (1997) and ''The Dish'' (2000); the former of which is often considered one of the greatest Australia ...

(Mike Moore), Jane Kennedy (Brooke Vandenberg),

Santo Cilauro Santo Luigi Cilauro (born 25 November 1961) is an Australian comedian, television and feature film producer, screenwriter, actor, author and cameraman who is also a co-founder of ''The D-Generation''. Known as the weatherman in ''Frontline (Au ...

(Geoffrey Salter)—who also did most of the camera work—and

Tom Gleisner Thomas Edmund Gleisner (born 24 October 1962) is an Australian comedian and producer. Gleisner co-founded production company Working Dog Productions and currently hosts Network 10's ''Have You Been Paying Attention?''. Early life and educati ...

Cast

Main

as Mike Moore, ''Frontlines anchor *

Bruno Lawrence David Charles Lawrence (12 February 194110 June 1995) known as Bruno Lawrence was an English-born New Zealand musician and actor, who was active in the industry in New Zealand and Australia. Initially notable as a musician and founder of 1970s ...

as Brian "Thommo" Thompson, executive producer of ''Frontline'' *

Tiriel Mora Tiriel Mora (born 19 October 1958) is an Australian television and film actor. Early life Tiriel Mora's parents were French-born visual artist Mirka Mora and German-born entrepreneur, art dealer and restauranteur Georges Mora. His older brot ...

as Martin di Stasio, reporter *

Alison Whyte Alison Whyte (born 1968 in Tasmania) is an Australian actress best known for her roles on the Australian television series '' Frontline'' and '' Satisfaction''. Acting career A former student of classical ballet, Whyte graduated from the Victo ...

as Emma Ward, the show's producer * Jane Kennedy as Brooke Vandenberg, reporter * Anita Cerdic as Domenica Baroni, receptionist *

as Geoffrey Salter, weatherman *

Trudy Hellier Trudy Hellier is an Australian actress, director and screenwriter with many television credits to her name. Selected credits She was a main star in the Australian television programs '' Round the Twist'' and '' Frontline''. She appeared on ...

as Kate Preston, segment producer * Pip Mushin as Stu O'Halloran, cameraman * Torquil Neilson as Jason Cotter, sound recorder * Linda Ross as Shelley Cohen, executive assistant to Brian

Recurring

* Marcus Eyre as Hugh Tabbagh, editor (9 episodes) * Boris Conley as Elliot Rhodes, ''Frontlines "Friday Night Funnyman" (8 episodes) *

Genevieve Mooy Genevieve Mooy is an Australian actress. She has had a career on both stage and screen. Career Mooy has appeared in stage productions such as ''Coral Browne - This F***ing Lady'' and ''The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race.'' She was a regular ...

as Jan Whelan, network Head of Publicity (8 episodes) *

as Colin Konica, photocopy repairman (6 episodes). Gleisner, one of the show's writers, has

cameo appearances A cameo appearance, also called a cameo role and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief guest appearance of a well-known person or character in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking one ...

in five episodes before having a single line in the second last episode. *

Gerard Kennedy Gerard Michael Kennedy (born July 24, 1960) is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as Ontario's minister of Education from 2003 to 2006, when he resigned to make an unsuccessful bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Ca ...

as Ian Farmer, Station Manager (5 episodes) * Eung Aun Khor as Khor, cleaner (4 episodes) * Peter Stratford as Bob Cavell, Managing Director of the network (4 episodes) * Neil Mitchell as himself, radio presenter (3 episodes)

Episodes

References

External links

''Frontline'' website
(Circa 1997)

* ttp://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=728252 Frontline DVDs at the ABC shop online {{Frontline (Australian TV series) 1994 Australian television seasons